Kristi Noem sits down on brutal CBS grill over bizarre book anecdote

Kristi Noem caps off an embarrassing week on brutal CBS Let’s face the nation On the show, host Margaret Brennan brutally criticized South Dakota’s governor over the controversy surrounding his upcoming book.

At one point the book was titled I can’t go back now, Noem recalled her meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, claiming he “underestimated” her. but, experts have doubts Has there ever been a meeting like this?

“Have you ever met Kim Jong Un?” Brennan asked the governor directly, but the governor avoided answering the question, instead saying he had “met with so many world leaders” that the book included “some I made some edits.”

“I’ve met with so many world leaders and traveled all over the world,” Noem said. “I think I’ve talked extensively in this book about my time in Congress, my time as governor, my time before governor, my travels, etc. I’m not going to talk about specific meetings with world leaders. No, I just don’t plan on doing that.”

Her apparent refusal to say whether she actually met the dictator contradicts her admission that the anecdote should not have been published in the book – a point Nomu repeatedly made during the interview. It pointed out. However, she never explained why the story was carried over from the final version.

Mr. Brennan tried to offer Mr. Nom alternative explanations, including the possibility that he met with South Korean leaders instead, but Mr. Nom refused to reveal the actual reality.

The governor also claimed that he went to North Korea via South Korea’s demilitarized zone, which lies on the border between the two countries and is open to tourists.

“The book goes into great detail about going to the DMZ, and I’m happy to share the specifics,” she said. “There are some details that I don’t want to share with you. I have traveled all over the world and visited world leaders, some of which are mentioned in the book and this anecdote is my It got our attention and we will make some changes and do our best to reflect that when the book launches.”

Noem was also upset about another anecdote in the book. report by guardianIn it, Noem boasts that she executed her 14-month-old dog Cricket after it killed a neighbor’s chicken and tried to bite her.

Noem wrote that she “hated” Cricket and took the “very dangerous” dog to a gravel pit on her property to get rid of it. It was “not a fun job” but “had to be done,” she wrote. (Governor too I remembered executing a goat. she claimed that It’s too smelly and aggressive. )

The revelation is Other oddities in her bookscause almost universal anger is widely regarded as I ruined her chance Regarding being selected as President Donald Trump’s running mate.

When asked Sunday about her potential as a possible candidate, Noem ignored the question and appeared to suggest to Brennan that President Joe Biden’s dog Commander should be shot. munch secret service agent.

Noem’s advisor is was reportedly expected about her Let’s face the nation The interview was intended to generate some news and change the new public narrative of an ostensibly cold and difficult-to-understand politician. But during the interview, Nom seemed to deflect from the question and spend time attacking Brennan, asking her why Brennan wasn’t bringing up Joe Biden’s lies — with Nom and not the president. during an interview.

“If I ever meet with Joe Biden, which I’ve asked him to do many times, I’m going to ask him about this,” Brennan said. “I’d like to ask you about your book.”